Joy Munt

My main brush is a power sander. It allows me to approach my landscapes in the matter in which I perceive them, which is a beautiful world of construction, stasis and deterioration and yet somehow polished and smooth. My paintings are an expression – a distillation – of the impressions made on my psyche by the landscapes around me, whether it be the prairies in which I grew up, the West coast of my adult years or the short time I spent in a large Eastern metropolis.
My process is evident my art; it’s not something I try to hide, use and then discard, or disguise. The techniques and tools I employ – layers of pigment, sanding, scraping back, lettering – are there, exposed in the finished work.
The text I use in my pieces is often found on, or inspired by the text visible on shipping containers, grain elevators, truck, trains; sometimes I use randomly chosen numbers or letters chosen purely for what they bring to the piece graphically or compositionally.

BFA in Visual Arts with a double major in Sociology and a minor in Film Studies. 1992 Uvic

Solo Shows

“Rain, Steam and Speed” Okotoks Art Gallery Sept 2018
“Rain, Steam and Speed” Penticton Art Gallery Jan 2017
“World in Transit” Deer Lake Gallery April 2015
“Surface Level” Arts Council of Surrey Feb 2015

Group Shows

“Bombay Sapphire Artisan Gallery Jones Oct 2018
Series 2018”
“Industrial Perspective” North Van Arts Council June 2018
“Urban Edge” Pendulum Gallery (3 artists) Oct 2017
“Painting on the Edge” Canadian Federation of Artists Aug 2017
“Proximity and Distance” Fort Gallery (2 artist show) April 2017
“COCA 35” Center of Contemporary Art Seattle March 2016
“100 Years on Track” Fort Gallery July 2015
“Scenes From Western
Canada” Canadian Federation of Artists Oct 2014
(2nd prize)
“Who Are You” Center of Contemporary Art Seattle Sept 2014
“Surrey Arts 2014” Surrey Art Gallery June 2014
(2nd prize)
“Foliage and Flowers” Canadian Federation of Artists May 2014
(best in show)
“Landscapes” Canadian Federation of Artists March 2014
“Abstract Art” Canadian Federation of Artists Feb 2014
“Taster” Uvic Grad Show April 1997
“Lumps and Bumps” Eaton’s Center Victoria 1997
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